Un joven errante

Capítulo 71

Immediately, his smile vanished, and he said coldly, "Don't forget your child. An Jin, you can't beat me."

I smiled faintly, my voice charming and seductive: "Ninth Prince, you underestimate me, and you underestimate the Jin Kingdom. I swear here and now, in my lifetime, if anyone dares to harm Yi Jun, or my daughter, I will make them suffer a terrible death, turn the entire continent into a river of blood, a living hell, and make everyone pay for my daughter's death. Yuwen Ruojian, you know I always keep my word, so if you don't intend to kill me, then don't threaten me."

Seeing the deepening darkness in his eyes, I remained unfazed and coldly said, "What do you want? Don't beat around the bush, just say it. What will it take for you to save my daughter? You harmed her because of my promise, didn't you? Why bother with all this beating around the bush now!"

His eyes flickered, and he said quietly, "I only want you."

I was slightly taken aback, but remained calm and said, "Do you want my body, my face, my appearance, or something else? If it's these things, I can give them to you, and I hope you will keep your promise after you receive them." I am a modern person with an open mind about the body; it's just a body, it's not like I'll lose anything.

If this is all he wants, then for Yijun's sake, I will not back down. If it's something else, or something even more outrageous, I will make him understand how serious I am, and how seriously I meant when I said those words.

"I want your heart. An Jin, I don't want anything else, all I want is your heart."

After he finished speaking, he got up and left without looking back.

I looked down at my half-naked body and disheveled clothes, and gave a bitter laugh. The laughter echoed incessantly from all around in this empty space, sounding somewhat jarring.

An Jin, so many people want you, so what do you want?

The night was bright and clear. Only then did I realize how special the place where I was imprisoned was.

Houses are built with fish scales, halls with dragon bones. Palaces are adorned with purple shells, and palaces are covered with pearls.

I felt as if I were in another world, with a completely new face. In this empty hall, there was only this one bed that imprisoned me.

A stone bed more than five times my size. I was chained to this underground palace by four iron chains.

I looked at the rooftop, which seemed like a lake, its deep blue waters reflecting me through a layer of glass-like glazed stone.

Occasionally, small fish can be seen swimming around inside.

She sighed softly, unwilling to think about it anymore.

I closed my eyes and couldn't sleep all night.

Because they couldn't see the sky, nor the sunrise or sunset, they could only roughly judge the time by the brightness of the lake.

I don't even know how many days I was imprisoned.

I was in a daze. During my imprisonment, only a mute servant brought me food and took care of me. I was tied to a stone bed, and even going to the toilet became a big problem.

Being served by a man is really uncomfortable. I often blush with embarrassment, while he always has a calm expression, his face never showing any emotion. Looking at his somewhat ugly face, I figured he wouldn't have any pleasing expressions.

For some reason, half of his face was almost entirely uneven and festering. The other half, where it was still visible, had a large black spot. It was so ugly it was almost unbearable to look at, but after looking at it for a few days, I found it quite interesting and unique. Moreover, I always felt that I had seen him before.

However, I have no memory of him in my mind. I just feel that he is somewhat familiar.

I don't have a very specific concept of beauty or ugliness. After seeing his natural expression, without any embarrassment or awkwardness, I felt much more at ease.

But only I know how anxious and worried I was during the days when Yuwen Ruojian didn't come to see me.

Yi Jun's illness can't be delayed any longer.

Gambling with her life is too high a price to pay; I can't afford to gamble with it. I almost regret the things I said to provoke him.

Only after I said those things would he not even touch me. And he needed some time to calm down. To calmly think about what he wanted in exchange for me.

Finally, after who knows how many days, he appeared before me.

His face looked somewhat haggard, and his eyes were bloodshot; it was clear he hadn't rested well. But this still didn't affect his stunningly beautiful appearance in the slightest.

He looked at me, trapped on the stone bed, powerless to resist, yet my expression remained calm and undisturbed, showing no fear whatsoever. Finally, he said helplessly, "I will have someone send you the medicine that can delay your daughter's illness. I guarantee her life will be safe until you do this for me. Now, let's talk. Your daughter's life is entirely in your hands. If you do this for me, I will lift the curse on your daughter."

I looked up at him and whispered, "Is that really true?"

He nodded. "Really."

He suddenly smiled, and for a moment I was in a daze. His smile was more radiant than the sun and moon; he was truly more beautiful than a woman.

“An Jin, don’t even think about escaping. If I find out, I will make sure your daughter is torn to pieces, and you will watch her corpse disappear from this world inch by inch before your very eyes. You should have heard those doctors say that the blood curse I cast is the most powerful kind.” He said with a sinister smile.

I nodded: "I agree." Then I showed him the chains that bound me and said sarcastically, "I don't think I'm a god. I don't have that kind of skill to fly out of your prison. I can't do seventy-two transformations."

I narrowed my eyes: "What do you want me to do?"

Suddenly, a brilliant smile appeared on his lips, his expression momentarily dazed. He stared at a certain spot and then burst into maniacal laughter: "The crusade I organized. Without the master of Jin Kingdom, without you as the most dazzling splash of color, how could this crusade be interesting?"

I knew this would be the price he would pay.

He wanted my presence to demonstrate his status to other countries. He wanted to use me.

"What do you want me to do?" I asked casually. I wasn't naive enough to think he just wanted me to sit at the crusade as a puppet, a decoration.

He suddenly turned his head, looked at my calm and knowing face, and seemed a little stunned: "You knew all along?"

I said calmly, "That's human nature. It's like human instinct. It's not hard to guess."

“Then,” he continued with a wicked smile, “guess what I want you to do?”

"You want the Jin Kingdom to disappear, right?" I said calmly.

Chapter 149 Ugly Slave

I suddenly gave a strange laugh, then calmly said, "Okay."

He stared at me with a complicated expression for a long time, then turned and left without saying a word.

As I watched his retreating figure, a saying suddenly came to mind: "The truly great hermit lives in the city, the lesser hermit in the forest."

There is no greater sorrow than the separation of life and death, and no greater joy than making a new friend.

The Kingdom of Jin should be buried between heaven and earth, vast and boundless, passed down through the ages, and never to be destroyed. So why don't I take this opportunity to fulfill my long-cherished wish?

This place wasn't originally my world. I want to live for myself, just this once.

As if my thoughts had suddenly settled down, I suddenly felt that the heavy shackles had become somewhat lighter.

I lay there, quietly closing my eyes to savor the rare tranquility.

In my dazed state, I seemed to hear Xiaobai transmit a message to me: "Master Jin, I have brought you someone. They are right beside you."

I looked at him strangely: "Who?"

Xiao Bai didn't speak, but sighed softly: "Master Jin, the greatest talent a person can have is to be themselves. Don't blind yourself, and don't blind yourself. I believe you will understand one day..."

"Xiao Bai... what are you saying?" I called out to him urgently, but he had already disappeared from the illusion. I didn't understand why he was saying such strange things.

What brought me a person?

Who is this person?

In my dazed state, I suddenly heard a piercing sound. I opened my eyes and was shocked to find that the ugly slave who had been serving me was trying to unlock the chains binding my limbs. When my martial arts had recovered on the third day, I had considered breaking these shackles to escape, but Yuwen Ruojian seemed to understand and reminded me not to waste my energy. These chains were found and forged on the seabed of the extremely cold South China Sea; without the key, even a god couldn't escape.

"What are you doing?" I asked in surprise.

He looked up at me, his eyes filled with pain. I was puzzled; he seemed completely different from his usual numb and emotionless self. His eyes were filled with something I couldn't understand.

He looked at me, opened his mouth, then suddenly realized he couldn't say anything. He shook his head, his expression intense as he focused intently on removing the restraints from my body.

“You can’t open it without the key…” I was only halfway through my sentence when I suddenly heard a click. I was stunned; it felt like my left foot was free.

He... he actually has the Feather Key!

Who exactly is he? Why did he save me? I couldn't figure it out at all.

Besides, I can't leave now. I can't leave yet. I haven't accomplished my plan.

I don't know how much time passed, but he finally freed me from all my restraints.

Without saying a word, he hurriedly grabbed my hand and pulled me outside. I had been imprisoned on the stone bed for days, and my body was already stiff.

He immediately pulled her and she fell to the ground in a disheveled state.

He heard a loud bang, and when he turned around, he saw me lying face down on the ground.

I tried to move my hands and feet, only to find that they were as if they weren't mine. Stiff and cold.

As I tried to move my body, I asked, "Who are you? Where are you taking me?"

A flicker of pain crossed his eyes; he wanted to say something, but couldn't utter a sound.

When we met eyes, I saw his anxious gaze filled with longing, a yearning for me to leave with him. There was also an unusual expression I couldn't quite place.

It was only then that I suddenly noticed that his eyes were actually a mix of silver and purple, shimmering and somewhat eerie.

He came over and helped me up, then carried me on his back. Only then did I realize how comfortable, broad, and warm his back was.

But who is he? I don't know him, so why is he taking me away? Is this another trap?

I suddenly struggled and said, "Who are you? I don't know you. You'd better leave quickly, or you'll be in big trouble if you're discovered. Grandma's twisted dough sticks, I won't go with you."

His body suddenly stiffened involuntarily, and I could even feel that he was having trouble breathing; his face froze.

But in the end, he still ignored my punches and kicks. Just as I was gathering my inner strength to launch a sneak attack on him...

Suddenly, he stopped, and so did I.

Because Yuwen Ruojian, dressed in red, suddenly looked like a demon emerging from the darkness, coldly staring at the two of us, and said with a sinister smile, "Trying to escape? An Jin, do you regret it?"

I calmed down and coldly stared back at him: "I will not regret what I have said. He just wanted to take me out for a walk. It's none of his business."

"Really?" Yuwen Ruojian suddenly curled his lips into a strange smile. "If you wanted to go outside for a stroll, why didn't you tell me? Come, I'll take you." As he spoke, he walked over and took me from Chou Nu's back.

However, this ugly slave acted like a wild beast, coldly turning his back on me and backing away, refusing to let him touch me.

Such possessiveness is alarming.

I collapsed onto his back, somewhat astonished by his courage. I thought that no one would be unafraid of someone as terrifying as Yuwen Ruojian. Just look at his gaze now. If I weren't so used to it, I probably would have been terrified on the spot by that vicious, angry, and bloodthirsty look.

And he calmly backed away from me.

I began to examine this ugly slave, who was usually silent, introverted, numb, and expressionless, with a completely new perspective.

He is truly different.

Yuwen Ruojian gave a blood-stained smile: "Let her go."

Ugly Slave remained unmoved, standing proudly, and a strange feeling suddenly stirred within me. I suddenly remembered Xiao Bai's words; did they foreshadow something?

His figure suddenly grew taller, and he exuded an aura of imposing power, which was particularly intimidating. Even Yuwen Ruojian frowned. No one had ever fought for me like this before, fighting so recklessly.

I leaned close to his neck and suddenly chuckled softly.

I was very happy, but—